Solve the problem in 2 words riding tractor. No walking involved & enjoy a beer or 3 while mowing. Granted if you drink to many beers while mowing, the yard may have a zig-zaggy pattern but hey the grass isn't knee deep anymore !! Also in a few years clone will be mowing & kids have this magnet that draws them to a rider quicker than a push mower. Trust me I've been there and now one of them is running heavy equipment in the Marines.

If you lived in S. Fl the vultures would have taken care of it by now. When something dies in your yard, 100's swarm to the scene. You can always tell when something has died in someone's yard down here... it looks like frickin' Halloween.